The morning read for Friday, May 7

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected].

Here’s the Friday morning read:

• Will the Supreme Court Write Guantánamo’s Final Chapter? (Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times)
• The Democrats Are Doing Court Reform Backward (Simon Lazarus & Robert Litan, The New Republic)
• In Deciding Fulton v. Philadelphia, the Supreme Court Should Remember That Foster Care Is for the Children (James Dwyer, National Review)
• The New, Conservative Supreme Court Is Returning to the Second Amendment (Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker)
• Democrats wary of appearing to push Justice Breyer out despite their small window to replace him (Ariane de Vogue, Manu Raju & Phil Mattingly)